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EBMM StingRay Special Club

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Schpeaker said:
I would have to agree with this. The Special is a more "wide-band" instrument. And I have perceived its impact in a live setting. It's amazing in a song with tons of space, but in a busy rock song you have to play a delicate balance between being either inaudible in the mix or bulldozing over the other instruments.


It's no bother, this sort of discussion is amazing and informative as long as we stay objective and don't get sentimental or defensive about our instruments.
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You say "bulldozing over the other instruments" like that's a bad thing. 😁
 
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Here's my 2020 BFR, and it's an incredible instrument. It's currently strung with cobalt flats, but I'm thinking of switching to Super Slinkies to get the true round wound tone. Has anyone used rounds on this bass? How does the fingerboard hold up? EBMM says the finish is "polyester", but wouldn't tell me what it is exactly.
 
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SteveFromBerlin said:
Loved the comments about people who hate 3-band-EQs and modern Stingrays in general! :laugh:

I do love my Special and I know that the bass knob has LOTS to offer. I never go there. It's just a different kind of flavour and I think - regarding only the bass and mid frequencies and how they are implemented on the Special Series - I prefer the old version. But I certainly did not want to encourage this old discussion. I was just looking for someone who felt the same as me. There may not be many, but reading through the comments of the following video I know I'm not alone.

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Differences exist... as someone said, it's mostly in the mids. I think it has to do with the difference in the pickup and not so much the preamp. The Special is known to be closer in tone to the original two-bands from the pre-EB days.
 
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_Obra_ said:
Hello everyone,
I finally managed to finish the video comparing 6 beautiful StingRay basses. I hope you will find it interesting :thumbsup:

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That piano like sustain on the Ebony Special is insane !!!! It was my favorite of the bunch. I dont currently have an ebony model. Im considering another because of the piano like attributes. It would work extremely well with big ballads.

The 2band 80's rosewood model was also a stand out of me as was the model with the star pickguard and well worn finish. I loved their mid range presence . The classic was nice too . I would put in 4th place on my list of favorites.

Nice comparison video. Thanks for sharing .
 
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humbuckaroo said:
The '89 with the star on the guard is my favourite of the bunch, oddly enough.
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I felt like all the wear and the zeromod suggests that's a fave of his too. Seen it in a bunch of his videos.

@_Obra_ please confirm.

Also thanks for making some of the best comparison videos I've ever seen, been super useful.

One thing I love that you do that nobody else seems to do is playing with tone settings you like that are individual to each bass!

I've found the EQ settings on my special are so drastic I barely move them past off the notch when using rounds. I basically nudge the mid and bass just up off the notch then treble is on, above or below notch depending on what the song calls for.

With flats I found a cool agro EQ setting that was more drastic but it only seems to work with those strings.
 
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LLendrum said:
I felt like all the wear and the zeromod suggests that's a fave of his too. Seen it in a bunch of his videos.

@_Obra_ please confirm.

Also thanks for making some of the best comparison videos I've ever seen, been super useful.

One thing I love that you do that nobody else seems to do is playing with tone settings you like that are individual to each bass!

I've found the EQ settings on my special are so drastic I barely move them past off the notch when using rounds. I basically nudge the mid and bass just up off the notch then treble is on, above or below notch depending on what the song calls for.

With flats I found a cool agro EQ setting that was more drastic but it only seems to work with those strings.
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First thank You for watching my videos 👍. I'm glad You like them.
Regarding StingRays, the '89 with a star is not mine. Only two of them are mine at this moment, black 2EQ '89 (which I like the most) and Aqua Sparkle Special, which I wanted to sold until yesterday. When I got an nice offer, I just couldn't part with it, so I decided to keep it for now.
 
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_Obra_ said:
First thank You for watching my videos 👍. I'm glad You like them.
Regarding StingRays, the '89 with a star is not mine. Only two of them are mine at this moment, black 2EQ '89 (which I like the most) and Aqua Sparkle Special, which I wanted to sold until yesterday. When I got an nice offer, I just couldn't part with it, so I decided to keep it for now.
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Same favourites as me and @LadyLoveStingRay5 ... I'd say we've got a consensus going. ❤️

I played a bunch of specials today including a dark-ray and I'm still convinced that my 4H is an especially good one.

They have a Hot Honey 5H that's a lightweight close second though that I might have to get if I win the lottery.
 
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